The Wild – Savannah Unplugged http://www.billdawers.com Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:45:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 18778551 The Wild — folk punk band from Atlanta — hits the road promoting stirring new album http://www.billdawers.com/2013/06/12/the-wild-folk-punk-band-from-atlanta-hits-the-road-promoting-stirring-new-album/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:07:58 +0000 http://www.billdawers.com/?p=5773 Read more →

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The Wild starts a long summer tour today in Cincinnati that will take them from coast to coast supporting their stirring new album Dreams Are Maps.

I’ve been following The Wild’s energetic, passionate music for about a year and a half — ever since the band opened for The Queers in a great night at The Wormhole here in Savannah.

The sound is a beautiful melding of folk and punk. The punk label fits because of The Wild’s unbridled, anti-establishment energy — many of the songs touch on social causes and on the dehumanizing dangers of overarching bureaucracies. But the work is more idealistic than cynical, more innocent than jaded. Add in the acoustic elements and the sometimes lilting vocals, and the sound is in the tradition of American folk music, not afraid to ask the big questions: Why? and Why not?

From the opening track “There’s a Darkness (But There’s Also a Light)”:

One song deals with migrants crossing the border and later facing violent expulsion from the country; another catches the spirit of protestors at Fort Benning, home to the controversial School of the Americas.

But the majority of the songs are about more existential journeys — about making the most of the time we have and loving the people around us along the way.

I used to kill myself to feel like I was alive,
But since I lost you friend, I learned it was a lie…
All those walls we build so tall and wide,
It’s a coward’s way to be alive.

The Wild is Bryan Scherer (Drums, Guitar, Vocals), Dianna Settles (Vocals and Tambourine), Steve D’agostino (Banjo, Pedal Steel, Vocals, Fiddle, and Guitar), Dakota Floyd (Bass, Vocals, and Bad Puns), and Witt Wisebram (Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, and Piano).

Take a listen:

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]]> 5773 The latest Kickstarter project I’m backing: a new record from The Wild http://www.billdawers.com/2012/05/13/the-latest-kickstarter-project-im-backing-a-new-record-from-the-wild/ Sun, 13 May 2012 16:28:46 +0000 http://www.billdawers.com/?p=2869 Read more →

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The Wild at The Wormhole

I’ve mentioned The Wild a couple of times on this blog after seeing the Atlanta folk punk band open for The Queers at The Wormhole earlier this year.

By the time I realized The Wild had started a Kickstarter campaign to make their next record, they had already fully funded the $2,000 goal in less than two days. Still, I’m in — they have some great “rewards”, which basically amount to buying some really great stuff in advance.

I wrote a column and blog post about a month ago talking about Kickstarter’s impact here in Savannah. I think we’re now seeing a revolution in grassroots arts funding.

And I know some people value their anonymity and/or privacy in making donations, but I like the public nature of Kickstarter. Anyone interested in seeing the 7 projects that I’ve backed, click here.

Click here for The Wild’s website.

Check out the following video and link for more on the campaign.

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